PSU Recruiting

So far they are doing a good job of regaining control of their region. When they were a national power they dominated their region of the country and annual got several of the top high school players in their state and their region. Seeing them doing that right now can help the conference down the road.

I have been posting around this neck of the woods for a couple of years now. I always bring an outsiders perspective. Nothing wrong with that. Heck, I can give you the chances of OSU landing the 2016 stud OT out of Arrowhead High School in WI if you want to know that info. lol.

I see so many OSU fans worried about the state of recruiting and I just want to tell them to shut the f' up....OSU will land studs and finish with a strong class. Just not a class filled with the first wants.

To see how he's recruiting so well, one might want to take a look at the last school he recruiting for. From the Vanderbilt rape case filing:

"Coach Franklin called her in for a private meeting and told her he wanted her to get 15 pretty girls together and form a team to assist with the recruiting even though he knew it was against the rules. He added that all the other colleges did it."

They're a sexy choice now- new charismatic coach, etc. It is no different than when Urban took over; if they win, they'll continue to recruit well (as Ohio State does). This is a nice bump for them, but sustainability is tbd.

I'm actually surprised that MSU hasn't taken advantage of their recent success- it seems like State Penn is the only B1G squad signing anyone at all lately.

Let's face it, Penn State is a good school with a huge fan base and a lot of history, and on top of all of that their depth-chart is the closest thing to non-existent that a big school like that will ever see. When you add in a new coach and a lot of buzz surrounding the program it's gonna equal some good recruiting classes. I like that he's grabbing the local guys, but if you want to have a top 10 class every year when you're based out of the midwest you have to recruit nationally. If you don't you're just diluting the talent pool and bringing the conference down as a whole. I know Franklin has some guys from other regions (how many I don't know exactly), but if you want what he's doing to be a long term recipe for success for the B1G as a whole he's gotta bring in as many guys from the outside while keeping his guys at home. If he and Urban can do that we will be looking at some seriously good teams.

The way I look at it, tOSU is still going to get elite talent. Yeah we may lose a first choice to state penn, but we'll find a replacement that's essentially equal. When PSU, Nebraska, and Mich St recruit well, it's Michigan they are hurting the most. THAT is a good thing. Those rising and Michigan falling leaves one elite school.

Just remember when ttun was pulling in four star recruits left and right, all the while claiming the national title in April? We compared ttun getting Taco Charleton but OSU went after and got Joey Bosa? How did that turn out? The same thing is happening with PSU. All the clamoring about OSU with only two recruits right now will turn into the OSU class having that same player disparity in the end. And all the hoopla will subside when PSU goes 4-8 because their roster is depleted. The only way they do well is if their freshmen are all superstars, and that isn't happening. PSU is getting some good players but they have sooo far to go to get back to glory.